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2013-07-14

Featured Comments: Week of 2013 July 7

I didn't post anything in the two weeks before this past one because I didn't really have much to post (not because I was particularly busy). This past week, there was one post that got a handful of comments, so I'll repost some of those.

Reader Barnaby said, "Skype works fine with Debian and Slackware 32-bit systems, probably
Redhat based ones as well. I wouldn't blame errors with software
installation in a live session on the distribution though, some things
need a proper install, like the force switch to ignore the architecture."
Commenter arindam sen had this to say: "I agree with Kevin, 64 bit skype
is required for Linux. It takes a bit to install the 32-bit Skype in a
64 bit OS and if you are not using Ubuntu/Debian, life becomes a bit
tougher actually. There are some quick fixes suggested for
Fedora/Kororaa but at times they worked for me and many times they
didn't. So, it may not be the fault of the OS. Also, Gnome 3.8 is quite
buggy compared to KDE. I reviewed Fedora 19 Gnome 3.8 (32-bit) and it is
no where close to the performance offered by Fedora 19 KDE (4.10.4).
Plus, I found GNOME a bit counter-intuitive to use. I really loved
GNOME2 :(."
Reader dnlcerqueira had this to share: "I use Fedora 19 x64 and just installed the 32bit rpm without any problems , skype works perfectly on my pc."
Commenter crabdog countered, "I've tried the last few versions of Korora but only in VirtualBox. It
looks fantastic and I really want to like it but it always seems very
sluggish although my system has nice specs. Perhaps it would run better
from a live boot and most likely better again on a proper install but
for me if something doesn't run well in a virtual machine it doesn't get
another chance."

Thanks to all those who commented on that post. This coming week, I may have another review out (or I may wait a bit). Anyway, if you like what I write, please continue subscribing and commenting!